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 The
Columbia Tennis League is the local organization of the USTA in the
Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area. The league features
organized competition throughout the year for adults, seniors and
children. The adult, senior and kids leagues compete in the spring and
fall. The Mixed Doubles and Combo Doubles compete in early and late
summer, respectively. |
 CTL Scholarship
The Columbia Tennis League will offer up to two individual scholarships of $1000 for students beginning college in Fall 2009. To qualify, students must be enrolled in college for Fall 2009 and must have some connection with the Columbia Tennis League (i.e. played in Kid's League or has a parent or grandparent playing in the Adult, Senior, Mixed Doubles or Combo Doubles League.) Students who are interested should complete this application and mail it in by June 30, 2009 . Winners will be announced July 31, 2009.
Combo Doubles
It's almost time for Combo Doubles again! For those who may be new to league tennis, the Combo Doubles program is a fun doubles-only league for men or women. There are a couple of rules that are different from the Spring and Mixed Doubles league:
- Players may not play at the same level in 2 leagues (i.e. you cannot play 6.5 in CTL and 6.5 in LATA.)
- A player may not be rated higher than 2.5 to play at the 5.0 level.
- Players' ratings may be more than 1.0 points apart as long as the overall level of play is not exceed. For example a 2.5 and 4.0 player may combine to play on a 6.5 team.
- All rain make-ups and rescheduled matches must be played within 2 weeks of originally scheduled date of play.
Please see the combo doubles captain's letter for full details. The Team Information form will be posted here as soon as possible.
Please read the Combo Doubles Rules as well.
Columbia / Lexington Flex League-Summer 09
No time to belong to a team? Please check the Flex League site- The format allows players to participate in their favorite pastime with flexibility.
www.southernflextennis.com
Important dates:
- Registration Open: May 11th – June 2nd
- Season Starts: June 15th – Aug.9th
- Play off -TBA
Divisions:
- Men’s Singles – 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5
- Women’s Singles – 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0
- Women’s Doubles - 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0
- Women’s Senior Doubles - 3.0, 3.5, 4.0
Mixed Doubles
The 2009 Mixed Doubles season is underway. Players may still join a mixed doubles team any time before June 30. If you have not already done so, please read the Captain Letter, SC Mixed Doubles Regulations, and the local rules for mixed doubles.
ATTENTION: Both the 6.0 and 7.0 levels will play on July 18th and 19th at Southeast Park.
The top 2 teams from each level, i.e. blue, green, and red, will participate in
these playoffs.
If you have questions or need assistance, contact CTL Mixed Doubles Coordinator, Susan Turner at tennistogo@aol.com.
Good luck this season!
No Alcohol in Public Facilities!
Attention captains whose teams play out of City of Columbia facilities and even more specifically to teams that play out of Southeast Park. There have been complaints about beer being brought into the park and the city has sent a message that it will prosecute anyone who violates the NO ALCOHOL policy in city facilities.
Tthe visiting teams need to know that the home team will be held responsible for any violation of this alcohol policy. The home team will lose its playing privileges if there is a violation. The city will not issue any other warning about this as this email is to be considered the city's warning about consequences of violating the NO ALCOHOL policy.
Thank you for adhering to the city's policies.
Ratings and Appeals
The ratings for 2009 are published. Players may check their ratings on Tennis Link 'find a rating'. The appeal process is automatic. Players may appeal 'down' or 'up'. Benchmark players are not allowed an appeal for one year. (a benchmark is a player who advanced to state championhips or beyond and has a B rating designation - new rule for 2009). Tennis Link will permit players with all other rating designations to file an appeal.
The range for granting an appeal is .05 for players aged 59 or below. For players aged 60 and above, the appeal range is .10 to grant the appeal.
A player may only appeal ONE time. If the appeal is denied - this decision is FINAL. If the player attempts to appeal again anytime during the year, the player will get the same denial response. (The rating is based on the year end numbers for 2008 and this does not change.) If the appeal is granted, this decision is also FINAL. Be careful what you ask for by appealing. It appears that some players are appealing just to see what happens. If you appeal to move UP or DOWN, and it is granted - this is FINAL and becomes your new rating for the next year. There is some rumor that a player can view their actual rating number on Tennis Link (to the hundredth of a point) by filing an appeal - this is FALSE - Tennis Link will NOT divulge the actual rating number. Just remember that if you appeal and it is granted - you have gotten what you requested and that is your FINAL new rating for 2009.
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